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Rochford

East of England · E07000075 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
471
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
20.2%
higher than 89% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
56.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
84.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
43.3%
81 allowed of 187 decided
Decisions overturned
2.5%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 27.7%

Official statistics — is development moving through the system?

MHCLG quarterly planning returns (PS1/PS2), last 4 quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, and the government's latest Housing Delivery Test. These are the authority's own statutory returns, not our scrape.

Applications received
542
in the window
Applications decided
471
in the window
Approval rate
79.8%
376 granted, 95 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 152 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
76.3%
rank 275 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 146 of 164 district councils · peer median 91.9%

Peer ranks compare only district councils with more than 50 decisions in the window, the same floor as the national rank. A rank among peers is the fairer read: types of authority carry very different caseloads.

Performance by development type
TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time
Major8100.0%100.0%
Minor12864.1%56.1%
Other33585.4%—
of which householder29283.9%84.5%
"In time" = within the statutory period or an agreed extension, excluding prior approvals. "Other" covers everything that is neither major nor minor; householder figures are measured against the 8-week period.
Applications through the system
Last 8 quarters held
0751492024 Q3: 128 received2024 Q3: 146 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 119 received2024 Q4: 125 decided2025 Q1: 122 received2025 Q1: 111 decided2025 Q2: 119 received2025 Q2: 132 decided2025 Q3: 131 received2025 Q3: 126 decided2025 Q4: 127 received2025 Q4: 108 decided2026 Q1: 149 received2026 Q1: 106 decided2026 Q2: 135 received2026 Q2: 131 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
111%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

Where these figures come from. Each dataset below is the publisher's own file, loaded unchanged; rows are matched to this authority by its ONS code (E07000075). Missing values are shown as "—" and are never estimated or filled from another period.
DatasetPublisherCovers this authorityLoadedOfficial source
Planning application decisions (PS2)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLG2022/23 to 2024/2518 Aug 2026Measurement
Open Government Licence v3.0. The MHCLG tables are reloaded every Sunday; the loaded date is the last successful run.

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q2 131 107 24 18.3% — 58.8% 135
2026 Q1 106 91 15 14.2% 100.0% 50.0% 149
2025 Q4 108 85 23 21.3% 100.0% 60.0% 127
2025 Q3 126 93 33 26.2% — 54.2% 131
2025 Q2 132 105 27 20.5% — 38.9% 119
2025 Q1 111 87 24 21.6% — 66.7% 122
2024 Q4 125 98 27 21.6% — 77.8% 119
2024 Q3 146 112 34 23.3% 100.0% 28.6% 128
2024 Q2 123 103 20 16.3% — 72.7% 146
2024 Q1 142 103 39 27.5% 0.0% 54.5% 131
2023 Q4 122 94 28 23.0% — 65.0% 118
2023 Q3 143 118 25 17.5% 100.0% 82.4% 131
2023 Q2 154 121 33 21.4% 100.0% 88.9% 192
2023 Q1 143 110 33 23.1% — 61.5% 161
2022 Q4 189 151 38 20.1% — 82.6% 152
2022 Q3 171 128 43 25.1% 100.0% 84.2% 177
2022 Q2 236 191 45 19.1% 100.0% 14.3% 167
2022 Q1 192 160 32 16.7% — 14.8% 232
2021 Q4 195 158 37 19.0% — 50.0% 182
2021 Q3 202 152 50 24.8% 100.0% 57.1% 212
2021 Q2 235 189 46 19.6% 50.0% 58.8% 253
2021 Q1 185 150 35 18.9% 100.0% 38.5% 208
2020 Q4 140 112 28 20.0% — 45.0% 171
2020 Q3 149 114 35 23.5% 100.0% 69.2% 166
2020 Q2 191 151 40 20.9% 33.3% 44.0% 157
2020 Q1 177 128 49 27.7% 66.7% 38.5% 202
2019 Q4 188 137 51 27.1% 0.0% 52.0% 191
2019 Q3 199 154 45 22.6% — 20.8% 163
2019 Q2 182 148 34 18.7% 33.3% 52.2% 192
2019 Q1 149 123 26 17.4% 50.0% 53.3% 178
2018 Q4 176 137 39 22.2% 75.0% 70.6% 163
2018 Q3 163 135 28 17.2% 0.0% 26.3% 180
2018 Q2 149 130 19 12.8% 0.0% 23.5% 192
2018 Q1 154 126 28 18.2% 100.0% 35.7% 179
2017 Q4 143 121 22 15.4% 100.0% 61.5% 156
2017 Q3 187 154 33 17.6% — 70.0% 165
2017 Q2 186 158 28 15.1% 0.0% 65.4% 186
2017 Q1 209 166 43 20.6% — 71.1% 205
2016 Q4 165 135 30 18.2% 0.0% 42.4% 210
2016 Q3 167 132 35 21.0% — 59.4% 170
2016 Q2 202 161 41 20.3% 0.0% 66.7% 192
2016 Q1 152 136 16 10.5% — 57.7% 176
2015 Q4 154 135 19 12.3% 100.0% 48.6% 157
2015 Q3 163 137 26 16.0% 33.3% 55.2% 168
2015 Q2 136 109 27 19.9% 25.0% 61.1% 153
2015 Q1 126 95 31 24.6% 60.0% 46.2% 142
2014 Q4 162 135 27 16.7% 100.0% 91.9% 156
2014 Q3 189 150 39 20.6% 100.0% 92.7% 178
2014 Q2 170 136 34 20.0% 100.0% 84.1% 196
2014 Q1 159 121 20 12.6% 100.0% 88.9% 189
2013 Q4 147 100 27 18.4% 100.0% 90.3% 167
2013 Q3 194 140 34 17.5% 100.0% 85.1% 159
2013 Q2 176 125 28 15.9% 100.0% 84.4% 200
2013 Q1 139 95 32 23.0% 100.0% 84.6% 158
2012 Q4 194 134 32 16.5% 42.9% 86.0% 177
2012 Q3 196 139 41 20.9% 0.0% 80.6% 164
2012 Q2 178 135 31 17.4% 50.0% 86.2% 204
2012 Q1 172 120 39 22.7% 40.0% 84.4% 190
2011 Q4 150 97 39 26.0% 100.0% 86.0% 180
2011 Q3 194 147 34 17.5% 100.0% 85.7% 167
2011 Q2 191 138 35 18.3% 33.3% 89.7% 206
2011 Q1 164 119 32 19.5% 60.0% 84.6% 175
2010 Q4 173 125 38 22.0% 100.0% 78.3% 183
2010 Q3 207 158 35 16.9% 87.5% 88.6% 179
2010 Q2 186 133 36 19.4% 100.0% 92.7% 218
2010 Q1 169 117 41 24.3% 100.0% 91.3% 194
2009 Q4 167 116 45 26.9% 87.5% 92.6% 167
2009 Q3 194 130 49 25.3% 100.0% 87.8% 198
2009 Q2 176 123 46 26.1% 100.0% 92.1% 186
2009 Q1 125 90 26 20.8% 100.0% 89.7% 164
2008 Q4 195 151 40 20.5% 100.0% 75.0% 152
2008 Q3 209 161 44 21.1% 100.0% 93.8% 204
2008 Q2 229 159 60 26.2% 92.9% 92.2% 201
2008 Q1 186 144 37 19.9% 100.0% 87.8% 242
2007 Q4 270 214 54 20.0% 85.7% 89.4% 200
2007 Q3 271 193 71 26.2% 100.0% 88.1% 272
2007 Q2 275 216 55 20.0% 100.0% 91.4% 309
2007 Q1 204 152 47 23.0% 87.5% 90.0% 252
2006 Q4 234 192 40 17.1% 71.4% 76.2% 233
2006 Q3 245 186 58 23.7% 87.5% 95.7% 213
2006 Q2 289 216 66 22.8% 66.7% 90.9% 262
2006 Q1 215 175 38 17.7% 16.7% 77.6% 259
2005 Q4 237 171 58 24.5% 57.1% 76.4% 222
2005 Q3 237 172 59 24.9% 71.4% 54.0% 237
2005 Q2 266 212 48 18.0% 60.0% 66.0% 257
2005 Q1 210 162 46 21.9% 16.7% 64.4% 266
2004 Q4 254 186 63 24.8% 75.0% 81.0% 243
2004 Q3 269 203 64 23.8% 25.0% 80.8% 260
2004 Q2 297 248 45 15.2% 100.0% 21.5% 304
2004 Q1 226 181 41 18.1% 77.8% 31.1% 291
2003 Q4 237 195 38 16.0% 42.9% 41.5% 241
2003 Q3 317 249 56 17.7% 25.0% 62.3% 269
2003 Q2 270 217 47 17.4% 40.0% 18.8% 267
2003 Q1 260 211 42 16.2% 50.0% 24.6% 274
2002 Q4 272 211 46 16.9% 33.3% 18.5% 280
2002 Q3 245 183 48 19.6% 40.0% 35.7% 243
2002 Q2 263 211 41 15.6% 25.0% 21.8% 282
2002 Q1 154 125 27 17.5% 16.7% 11.4% 231
2001 Q4 232 182 46 19.8% 60.0% 33.3% 181
2001 Q3 228 194 31 13.6% 50.0% 66.1% 291
2001 Q2 231 197 30 13.0% 0.0% 68.5% 228
2001 Q1 142 117 23 16.2% 100.0% 59.5% 239
2000 Q4 197 160 30 15.2% 0.0% 29.8% 160
2000 Q3 199 174 23 11.6% 50.0% 38.8% 203
2000 Q2 235 180 53 22.6% 66.7% 58.0% 225
2000 Q1 186 156 27 14.5% 75.0% 61.5% 214
1999 Q4 179 150 27 15.1% 50.0% 42.6% 181
1999 Q3 238 204 30 12.6% 0.0% 20.3% 194
1999 Q2 162 150 11 6.8% 0.0% 19.6% 188
1999 Q1 141 121 19 13.5% 50.0% 13.0% 148
1998 Q4 162 144 13 8.0% 25.0% 26.5% 174
1998 Q3 179 151 23 12.8% 33.3% 10.3% 183
1998 Q2 157 133 23 14.6% 42.9% 22.2% 217
1998 Q1 181 140 39 21.5% 25.0% 23.8% 177
1997 Q4 183 144 29 15.8% 16.7% 48.4% 167
1997 Q3 163 129 29 17.8% 33.3% 56.1% 205
1997 Q2 156 122 29 18.6% 25.0% 65.9% 192
1997 Q1 106 84 21 19.8% 75.0% 58.1% 151
1996 Q4 145 117 27 18.6% 57.1% 66.0% 132
1996 Q3 158 117 37 23.4% 100.0% 75.0% 159
1996 Q2 168 131 37 22.0% 0.0% 80.0% 166
1996 Q1 215 191 24 11.2% 33.3% 53.9% —
1995 Q4 219 201 18 8.2% 50.0% 61.0% —
1995 Q3 263 217 46 17.5% 58.8% 67.9% —
1995 Q2 241 210 31 12.9% 60.0% 70.7% —
1995 Q1 241 218 23 9.5% 37.5% 72.9% —
1994 Q4 214 196 18 8.4% 50.0% 62.0% —
1994 Q3 315 282 33 10.5% 100.0% 51.6% —
1994 Q2 222 185 37 16.7% 66.7% 40.0% —
1994 Q1 215 188 27 12.6% 71.4% 56.3% —
1993 Q4 187 161 26 13.9% 22.2% 64.0% —
1993 Q3 232 210 22 9.5% 80.0% 59.3% —
1993 Q2 270 240 30 11.1% 66.7% 65.9% —
1993 Q1 176 151 25 14.2% 100.0% 67.4% —
1992 Q4 212 182 30 14.2% 71.4% 71.4% —
1992 Q3 257 211 46 17.9% 40.0% 55.8% —
1992 Q2 270 241 29 10.7% 63.6% 45.9% —
1992 Q1 198 163 35 17.7% 75.0% 57.1% —
1991 Q4 210 178 32 15.2% 66.7% 55.6% —
1991 Q3 286 265 21 7.3% 66.7% 46.9% —
1991 Q2 256 229 27 10.5% 76.9% 59.1% —
1991 Q1 220 209 11 5.0% 84.0% 65.7% —
1990 Q4 229 207 22 9.6% 87.5% 57.8% —
1990 Q3 295 274 21 7.1% 70.0% 69.2% —
1990 Q2 280 262 18 6.4% 81.8% 60.7% —
1990 Q1 315 288 27 8.6% 50.0% 58.9% —
1989 Q4 302 275 27 8.9% 58.3% 55.3% —
1989 Q3 340 307 33 9.7% 15.4% 36.4% —
1989 Q2 461 433 28 6.1% 44.4% 31.1% —
1989 Q1 321 303 18 5.6% 25.0% 12.9% —
1988 Q4 319 293 26 8.2% 26.7% 8.9% —
1988 Q3 474 434 40 8.4% 42.1% 9.6% —
1988 Q2 269 254 15 5.6% 30.8% 5.7% —
1988 Q1 259 226 33 12.7% 58.3% 15.8% —
1987 Q4 288 244 44 15.3% 63.6% 31.0% —
1987 Q3 340 293 47 13.8% 37.5% 6.9% —
1987 Q2 354 319 35 9.9% 30.0% 12.4% —
1987 Q1 246 205 41 16.7% 20.0% 8.5% —
1986 Q4 284 260 24 8.5% 28.6% 13.8% —
1986 Q3 363 316 47 12.9% 44.4% 22.9% —
1986 Q2 228 190 38 16.7% 55.6% 30.8% —
1986 Q1 291 245 46 15.8% 72.7% 46.4% —
1985 Q4 295 252 43 14.6% 66.7% 43.9% —
1985 Q3 305 262 43 14.1% 60.0% 46.3% —
1985 Q2 280 242 38 13.6% 57.1% 45.8% —
1985 Q1 313 263 50 16.0% 62.5% 31.7% —
1984 Q4 234 211 23 9.8% 58.8% 40.8% —
1984 Q3 331 295 36 10.9% 66.7% 40.2% —
1984 Q2 278 247 31 11.2% 28.6% 66.0% —
1984 Q1 282 249 33 11.7% 75.0% 39.8% —
1983 Q4 228 202 26 11.4% 55.6% 61.5% —
1983 Q3 276 241 35 12.7% 85.7% 45.6% —
1983 Q2 320 300 20 6.3% 57.1% 59.5% —
1983 Q1 270 235 35 13.0% 61.1% 37.5% —
1982 Q4 213 184 29 13.6% 72.7% 60.6% —
1982 Q3 276 249 27 9.8% 87.5% 55.8% —
1982 Q2 281 247 34 12.1% 90.0% 53.4% —
1982 Q1 232 212 20 8.6% 42.9% 41.0% —
1981 Q4 222 195 27 12.2% 88.9% 44.6% —
1981 Q3 238 218 20 8.4% 60.0% 38.0% —
1981 Q2 369 321 48 13.0% 68.4% 43.7% —
1981 Q1 315 295 20 6.3% 41.7% 47.7% —
1980 Q4 258 225 33 12.8% 70.0% 26.0% —
1980 Q3 336 304 32 9.5% 63.2% 31.8% —
1980 Q2 380 351 29 7.6% 63.6% 38.8% —
1980 Q1 348 312 36 10.3% 50.0% 35.4% —
1979 Q4 310 281 29 9.4% 70.0% 35.1% —
1979 Q3 369 333 36 9.8% 62.5% 37.3% —
1979 Q2 490 453 37 7.6% 72.7% 36.4% —

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2. Speed figures exclude prior approvals and are measured against the statutory period or agreed extension. Appeal figures: our aggregation of published Planning Inspectorate decisions, 2021–2026 — a different period from the decision figures above. Designation thresholds shown are indicative, not official.

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